Welcome to America's Dairyland!

Welcome ladies and gents, children and babies, friends and families to the home of cheese – WISCONSIN (pronounced Wiss-cahhhhn-sin if you are from the Midwest)! I thought y’all might like a little pic of where yours truly roamed her college days as well as current days.

FYI: The State Capitol’s dome is one of the largest in the world. Ya heard it here.

Flashback to last night…

Believe it or not, I got EVERYTHING done on my to-do list, with a few modifications of course. I scrapped the Mint thang because online budgeting was too dang confusing. Instead, I relied on my old friend Excel to whip up a nice lil’ spreadsheet. Second, I found no plug-in converter at Target and forgot the oven cleaner. However, I did pick up some cooking spray, butter, a dress and the new Shape magazine. Damn you Tarjay!

grilled balsamic veggie wrap

1/2 container Siggi's Icelandic yog + raspberry jelly + ground flax

POM Pomegranate Hibiscus Green Tea

The lovely peeps at POM (shoutout to you Molly!) sent me some of their POMx tea to try. It’s got a new name, new flavors and is light! It’s real brewed tea with 100% POM juice and other natural flavas. I’ve also got Pomegranate Lychee Green Tea + Pomegranate Wildberry White to try!

After reading the label (always a must!), I have one small frustration: fructose + erythritol-sweetened. Although these claim to be “natural,” we all know the truth from the Vitamin Water 10 shenanigans of yore.

This mornin’…

With 15 miles on the brain, I set my alarm for 7am. That way I could eat, wait an hour then venture out around 8am to get the torture party started. Unfortunately, the allergies + cold that has been brewing all week reared its head when my alarm went off. Hence, hit the snooze and slept for another hour.

I woke-up at 8am, still not feeling the greatest (think sinus headache, sore throat + phlegm), but I downed a plain white bagel with a bit o’ buttah and read some bloggies while I let the food settle. Then I geared up and headed out!

No, I don’t have a Garmin – these are estimates done the old-fashioned way! If you are a math whiz, you will see 10:00/mile for 15 miles does not equal that time. However, I am taking into consideration a crapload of stoplights I had to wait for, two Clif Shot Blok + water breaks (2-4 minutes each) and MapMyRun error.

Overall, the run felt pretty good. I definitely felt sinusy (is that a word?), so I just kept it nice, steady and slow. The weather was fabulous (60 degrees when I left the house – PERFECT) and since I did it alone with no music or friends running with me, I was very happy.

I forgot to mention this to ya yesterday, but I got my own swag bag of goodness in the mail yesterday from winning Kristin’s giveaway. Go check out her DROOLWORTHY photographs and show some love to a fellow Midwestern!

PURE bars, PURE tees and a PURE bag

By the time I got home, talked to the ‘rents, showered, ate + grabbed a Cafe Au Lait (1/2 skim milk + 1/2 coffee), I missed most of the Madtown Farmer’s Market :(. However, I did score 1 bunch of leeks + 1 bunch of beets for $2 from a stand just closing up.

You have no idea how many pieces of this has been consumed by yours truly at about 2:15am on a Saturday night (slash Sunday morning) back in the college days.

I arrived back at la casa de Holly, having shopped around for about 4 miles. So yes, my legs hate me right now. Hence why I am going to finish chomping my Banana Nut Cheerios + sunflower seeds and finish dranking my green tea + Emergen-C packet to kick this allergy cold and make some dindin. Gots lots of fruits and veggies to make up for!

Some q’s, just because I like to get to know y’all better…

(1) What is your state capital? Obv, look above.

(2) What is your favorite cheese? Gruyere…I’m classy like that.

(3) What is your favorite pizza? Cheese for everyday ordering, Mac n’ Cheese on special occasions.

Hey sweet cheeks! So glad you made it through the run despite the sinusy crap. UGH. 15 miles is completely baller so you have my awe and wonderment in huge dollops.
Yay to the mad town farmers market. Ooh, you must (if you haven’t already) find this amazing bread stall there that sells this cheesy bread (not normally a fan but this is amaze) which is all warm and pillowy and made of pure HEAVEN.

1) St Paul aka the not-as-cool city
2) Mature English cheddar cheese but I’ll take whatever cheese you care to throw at me
3) Currently have a mild obsession with Dan’s veggie pesto pizza at Biga. Bomb dot com.

Have a good night – the office + chillaxing sounds a lot more fun than packing an apartment up. Ughhhh. Loves x

woah, mac and cheese pizza. that has got to be the greatest drunk food EVER. nice job on your run, even despite the sick sinus feeling! you show that run who is boss. holly is boss! i live in the state cap.. good old salty lake city! i cant possibly pick a favorite cheese as i love them all but some that rank high are gouda, gloucester, extra extra sharp cheddar and havarti! pizza is the same, i like them all, if we are talking traditional i like green peppers, mushrooms, onions, olives and pepperoni. if you want to get fancy i love fresh tomatoes, goat cheese, chicken and pesto. ok now i need to go eat. love you!

1. Sacramento.
2. That’s a tough one. I love all cheese… Seriously LOVE cheese. I haven’t had gorgonzola in a while, so that’s what I’m craving at the moment….
3. I like thin crust pizza with veggies and a white sauce.

Good job on the run! And sorry you didn’t feel so well… Give your body and legs some rest…

Can you hear me standing up and applauding from here on your fabulous long run? I’m most impressed that you went that long with NO running bud and NO music either. Way to go girlfriend, I’m already misting up at the thought of you finishing the big 26.2 in just 41 days!

(1) Boston
(2) Mozzarella, I think. But I just love cheese in general.
(3) Vegetables, lots of them.

Thanks for mentioning “MapMyRun”. I’m not real big on working on, but I’m trying to get there and I was just wondering yesterday how far I’d walked–I was going to drive around to figure it out, but you’ve saved me the gas!

I stumbled across a photo of mac and cheese pizza the other day- OMG, I need to get to Wisconsin, STAT! Mac and cheese is one of my favourite foods…ah, love. What’s the verdict on Pure bars?

Hope your sinusy feeling gets better (I don’t know if it’s a word, but I think if it’s your blog you can say whatever you want and make up as many words as you want! :P )

(1) What is your state capital? No states in Scotland- Edinburgh is the capital and it’s where I live (and was just voted top UK city to visit before you die!)

(2) What is your favorite cheese? Scottish Cheddar. Or goats cheese…or buffallo mozzarella…or feta. I love cheese, providing it’s not too strong tasting and I usually eat it with other things (I wouldn’t like chunk of cheese to chew on, but throw it in a sandwich/salad and I am all over it)

Great run Holly! Especially without friends or music. You are going to kill that marathon! And thanks for mentioning my post :).

I recently had mac n’ cheese pizza for the first time, at Cici’s Pizza. I was sort of surprised at how much it tasted like mac n’ cheese and how little it tasted like pizza. If I’d have discovered it in my college days I might not be alive today.

Oh my gosh…. 15 miles???? I have no words. I’ll just stick with my treadmills and my jogs….

and mac n cheese Pizza??? I love home made mac n cheese on occasssion…and I do love pizza? Never seen one made together!

Carb o licous?
Hmmmmm

okay:
1. Sacramento
2. Right now goat cheese is good…Fontina is NICE and most day’s it’s tofu-rella (not a fav, it just works)
3. something with fresh huge chunks basil…plenty of cheese and lots of veggies. I make a lot at home so they are often “kitchen sink” variety

Good job on the run. Sorry you are not feeling well though :(. Food is lookin good! I cannot believe that pizza!! OMG Its my little ones 2 fav. foods all in one! Ill have to hide this from her. Nashville, Gorgonzola, and not a huge pizza fan.

Lovin’ that tee.
Great questions:
1. Montgomery, AL
2. I like a sharp cheddar–cuz I’m sassy like that.
3. I like a good ol’ veggie when I’m ordering, but I like tofu and mushrooms when I make it at home:)